Does swallowing a husband's saliva after kissing during a Ramadan day break the fast and necessitate expiation (kaffarah)? And does the expiation or the duration of fasting differ after a year has passed since the incident? What is the amount of expiation, and can it be paid instead of fasting? How can one make up for two consecutive months of fasting with Ramadan approaching, and with the presence of a legal excuse and previously missed fasts?
Intentionally swallowing another person's saliva does not invalidate the fast and requires making up the day on which this occurred. Expiation (kaffarah) is not obligatory, according to the majority of scholars, except for breaking the fast through intercourse. This day must be made up, and if making up the day is delayed until after the next Ramadan without a valid excuse, then feeding a poor person for each day of delay becomes obligatory.
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